The proposal by the petroleum ministry makes a great deal of sense and could benefit both countries.

Such blasts can only be prevented when agencies know when they are going to take place and who is planning them.

Just as the Americans equate ISI with Hamas, Pakistani o
ffcials have accused CIA of working with Mossad and RAW.

This seems like rather a tit-for-tat suggestion to an issue that has nothing to do with notions of revenge.

It doesn’t mean that terrorism has come to an end in Pakistan; it means that terrorism has suffered major damage.

Acquiring power from India may prove to be cheaper and simpler than the other options Pakistan has.

Until the security forces have regained complete control in Dir, they will not be able to claim a victory.

In past years, the red-tapism in Pakistan and India held up the release of fishermen prisoners for months or years.

There can be no doubt that such attacks complicate the task of combating militancy by increasing anti-US sentiment.

Mukhtaran Mai was made into a global symbol of an abused woman, a challenge which she accepted.